Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Aaron toku papa
Ko Anna toku mama
Ko Amy taku tuahine
Ko Seth raua Ko Noah raua Ko Zahn aku tungane
Ko Heretaunga toku kainga
Ko Riverslea toku kura
Ko Van taku ingoa
No reira
tena koutou
tena koutou
tena koutou
katoa
My Goals 2016
1. 2. 3.
2015
My Goals 2015
1. Learn to swim properly. 2. Learn to read books up to Level 18. 3. Learn to spell lots of words and write a page in Story-writing.
Nov/Dec
Inquiry, ICT Visitors and Visiting.
A busy couple of months with lots of action and learning in Room 1. The Firemen visited us to teach us about fire safety. We know to get down, get low, get out fast. We also learnt lots when the Mobile Learning Centre came to Riverslea School. We used Robots,3D google cardboard,3D printers and ipads and apple computers.It was fun, we learnt lots and all had turns at using everything. We have been finding out all sorts of interesting things about space and the Solar system and planets in our Inquiry T4.We visited the Planetarium as well. The Hakinakina Athletics and Tabloids were fun. We also had a swim there. We had some fun end of year activities too like visiting and playing at the new playground at Windsor park.We also had a Wet and Wild fun day. We loved our Xmas glasses, our Secret Santas and all the candy canes and chocolate Santas we kept getting. Lots of us achieved our goals in learning. 2015 was a great year. Miharo is awesome. Merry Xmas everyone ( Mrs B & R1)
Having fun at school and at the Hakinakina sports Wet and Wild fun day. Learning at the Planetarium.
I liked all the trips and the fun days we had.I learnt lots of things.
I am just starting to read at Level 17. My goal used to be Level 14 but that was T3.
I can swim now and I can write a page of story by myself most of the time.
(Van)
October
Trips learning and fun.
We have had lots of learning and fun in Room 1 again this month. We have still been learning lots with our buddies and enjoying using the ipads for learning new things. We have learnt about Augumented Reality . That is when the pictures we look at with the ipad stand out and move. I like the alphabet animals and the dinosaurs They are cool. We have been involved in Nga Toi. We are making panels to put on the bike container. We showed our wheku masks at Assembly. Everyone liked them. We have been having a focus for Inquiry on ‘The Solar System’. We are learning lots of things about space and planets. It is really interesting. We are still making great progress in Reading, Writing and Maths. Some of us have gone up 12 levels in Reading this year already. Mr Twinn came to visit us again the other day. He showed us lots of photos of his trip to Scotland and England. We liked the castles and big mountain that he climbed (Ben Nevis) best of all. Our two trips were awesome. Look at the photos on our wikis and the school Facebook. The Omnigym was great .We learnt how to do lots of activities and use lots of equipment like bars, mats, benches, tramps, ropes and beams. We all loved the Fun trip to the Skatepark. We had fun on scooters and skateboards and on the playground. Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
End Term 3 Sports award.Reading my story out at Assembly.
Augumented Reality on the ipad. Fun at the Skatepark.
The Omnigym Trip
I loved the Omnigym trip best of all. I could do lots of activities. I liked the mat and the beam and the rope best.(Van)
The children continued to learn both in books and on the ipads. They were involved in making art panels for the Bike shed in Nga Toi. They also started Jump Jam for Fitness every morning as a whole school. The trip to the Omnigym and Skatepark helped reinforce physical activity skills and fun (Mrs B)
September
Lots to learn and do.
In September we have still been learning and having fun in Room 1. We enjoy using the ipads for learning new things especially on SkoolBo. Hemara got a trophy, for the school, from them for getting 10,000 points. PMP is nearly finished. We have learnt lots of new activities and skills. We have finished our Inquiry “All About Me,” on ourselves and our whanau and friends and our healthy bodies. We know lots of things about our Inquiry now. We got some great results for reading and writing and Maths this term and have made some excellent progress in those areas. The best fun was the Hakinakina Cross country. We got 1st (Van) 2nd (Boyden) and 3rd (Hemara) in the Year 2 boys and 2nd (Hohepa) in the Year 1 Boys. The girls ran well too. The Duffy Role Model Assembly was great with Rob Mokoraka. We also got our Duffy books which were fabulous. Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
The Hakinakina Cross Country and PMP inside on a wet day.
Getting my Duffy Book. Learning 'All About Me', in our Inquiry.
I am learning lots on the ipads.I loved PMP and running. I liked getting my Duffy book from Gerry at the Rotary. I am reading harder books now at Level 14. I liked the Cross Country best. I got 1st in the Year 2 boys at Hakinakina (Van)
I like all the things that the students get involved in. Was very proud of the tamariki at the Hakinakina sports. PMP has stopped because of the price. I am going to hook into some training so that next year I can present the programme independently. ipad app learning is going well. I introduce an app and then let the students try it out themselves. Often they can come back 15 minutes later and show me something that I did not know. Van is at Level 14 in Reading now. He is making great progress .Mum is listening to him read at home too and comments on his reading every night in his notebook. Van can write 1 page of story independently and is at Stage 4 Maths.(Mrs B)
July/August
Visitors and learning
July and August have been great months for learning and fun in Room 1. We have been learning lots with our buddies and enjoying using the ipads for learning new things as well as fun activities like PMP. We had a Sports day with the Hastings City Council and leaders came such as Henare OKeefe (Duffy Books)and Paddy Stafford (Tamatea Rugby Club) as well as a policewoman and other helpers. They cooked us a sausage sizzle for lunch and we played lots of great games too. Paddy also donated some Rugby balls for us to use. We have been involved in Nga Toi. We loved making our wheku masks. They look cool and scary. We have been having a focus for Inquiry on ourselves and our whanau and friends and our healthy bodies this term. Hearty from the Heart foundation came to visit our school and ran around the track with the children. We were lucky as Mrs Donaldson and her daughter Michelle raised money for new sports equipment for the Junior school. We love all the new gear. We are becoming amazing at reading and writing and Maths this term and have made some great progress in that area. Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
We (Mum,Noah and I) did Nga Toi with Matua Manu for the bike shed. Sports day with Henare OKeefe. I had my face painted.
Hearty running with us. I had fun making my wheku mask. I Like PMP.
I liked the Sports day. We had lots of fun playing lots of games. PMP with Whaea Toni and Graham is fun too. We learn to balance and do lots of other things. Hearty was cool too. My mask is scary. I used lots of colours. The best thing I like is learning reading, writing and Maths on the ipads. I like our new class sports gear. WE play with it at playtime and lunchtime. (Van.)
We had lots of fun activities again in July and August. I spent these months supporting the children in all the activities such as sports days and Hearty's visit. We had lots of fun making wheku masks. They looked amazing. The children wrote stories about them and put them up on the wall. The tamariki are learning a lot on the ipads to help their progress in reading, writing and Maths. (Mrs Bennett)
June
Lots of fun connections and activities.
June was another amazing month in Room 1 (Miharo) We watched the Bike container being shifted by a huge crane. We are going to put Art (Nga Toi) all over it and make it a feature of our school. We were involved in the Preschool opening. Room 1 helped make pizzas for the kai and sung waiata after the speeches. We had the Duffy Theatre visit and got our Duffy books. We learnt Te Reo Kori with Sport HB and went in a school Te Reo Kori tournament. We went in a Hakinakina Rippa Rugby tournament with other schools. We won lots of games. We Skyped Mr Twinn at his Dad’s place in Scotland. We all asked him questions and showed him pictures. He sent us photos too. It was 10.30pm at night over there and 9.30am in the morning in NZ. June was another awesome month in Room 1, Miharo.
At the Preschool Opening.We sang Tutira Mai. The Duffy Theatre was cool
We won lots of games in Rippa Rugby. We skyped Mr Twinn in Scotland.
I liked the Duffy Theatre. They made us laugh.I got my new Duffy book. We were good at Rippa Rugby . We won most of the games. I was a team leader. I iked Skyping Mr Twinn.He showed us outside his house in Scotland (Van)
We had lots of fun activities this month.I spent the month supporting the children in all the activities and helping organise many of them such as kai for the preschool opening(Our class made pizzas), The Duffy Theatre,The Hakinakina Rippa Rugby between 4 other schools and Skyping Mr Twinn (our ex Student Teacher) in Scotland (Mrs Bennett)
May
May saw Mr Twinn, Student Teacher and Matua Torp as part of Room 1. We had lots of adventures and learning. We were involved in lots of fun things. We shared some of our experiences through ,Write about it and Book Creator ipad apps. Some of those connections, which is what our Inquiry is about this term, were our trip to Mr McFarlane’s farm where we saw sheep, cows ,bulls and a helicopter. Seeing Whaea Anne and Harold the giraffe in the Life Education truck taught us about not bullying and being nice to others. We had an artist Matua Brandon Blair who came to school to talk about that and get us to draw posters too. We learnt about and practised using our WITS (Walk away, Ignore, Tell someone eg a teacher and make a Statement eg ‘Stop it ,I don’t like it.”) from Mrs Bennett. Some students made connections with Matua Manu and did Nga Toi, making kowhaiwhai patterns on rocks. We made other connections with the Preschool, Mrs Donaldson, the librarian, our whanau, Mr Twinn, Matua Torp, our buddies from other classes eg Buddy reading and sharing in oral language in R1, and Greg Murphy a formula 1 racing car driver (Whaea Monique-student teacher in R2s husband), who came to school to speak to us and show us all his racing gear. Hohepa tried on his $5,000 helmet. We also had a school party to say goodbye to Mr Twinn and Whaea Monique who had been student teachers at our school for 7 weeks. It was sad to see them go.We hope they come back and visit us. One of our biggest connections was using Skype. We connected to Mr Twinn’s Dad in Scotland. It was 10.30pm at night over there and 9.30am in the morning in NZ. He showed us the model planes that he flies and that we had seen on videos on youtube. He also showed us a picture of Mr Twinn as a little boy. We showed him the planes that we had made and sung him our new Riverslea song andTutira Mai Nga Iwi. We liked it when the circus came to visit us too. The performers could do all sorts of tricks. May was an awesome month in Room 1, Miharo.
Farm visit, ipads and connections
Making connections with Mr MacFarlane at the farm.
In the Life Education truck with Whaea Anne learning about being nice to others healthy food and not bullying.
Making finger puppet in Nga Toi. Mum getting Caught being good reading parent Duffy cooking book.
Using the Write about It app and Book Creator
We made lots of connections in May. One of the best was the Skype with Mr Twinn's Dad in Scotland. We are going to Skype Mr Twinn when he goes to visit his Dad in Scotland soon. I like using the ipads. I am getting good at using Book Creator and Write about it. We did some stories on them.I can use all the reading and maths apps by myself. I am nearly up to my goal in reading. I am just starting Level 10. My new harder goal now is Level 15. I have gone up in Maths to Stage 3 and can write 4 sentences and spell words lots of words by myself in storywriting. I liked the circus and listening to Greg Murphy the racing car driver. He was Whaea Monique's husband (Van)
Van has gone up 6 levels in reading since the beginning of the year and is making very good progress, especially in word solving skills and story comprehension. He has just started Stage 3 in Maths.He is both counting on and beginning to image when doing addition. Van is developing his sentence structure and spelling skills in storywriting. He attempts to spell a lot of his own words independently. Next I want to accelerate his reading progress. He is working with me and Miss Hall the teacher's aide with his group. I also want to extend his writing and Maths skills further. Van has generally made a good improvement in his behaviour and this has helped his learning progress. (Mrs B)
April
We have started studying Matariki this term and our focus is on Connections. We are going to have lots of fun making connections everywhere. Next week we are going to a farm where Mr Twinn, the student teacher in R1 used to work. We will make connections with the Farmer Mr McFarlane and the animals. We have made connections already with the Riverslea Preschool and with Toni Ben and Graham who come to help us do PMP activities for fitness and coordination. We also made connections with Wendy and Bridget from the Hastings council. We picked up Litter around our school. It was cool meeting Jocelyn Cowan who gave our school a certificate for being Sunsmart. We also had Whaea Korina our Health Nurse talking about Healthy Foods at Assembly. We will make lots of other connections this term. We know what reading levels we are at and have been doing Geometry and Time in Maths. We know o’clock and half past. We are all improving in our reading. We are learning to count and do addition in Maths now. We are still learning to write FABULOUS stories. We liked Easter as we made Easter eggs and had lots of chocolate. We also made a Comic Life about our Geometry shapes that we found outside around the school and learnt how to make a Puppet Pal presentation on the ipads. Matua Torp is now working in our class too helping all the tamariki. (Mrs B)
I likedmaking Easter eggs. Mine had a cracked head. I am getting better at reading. I am at Level 9 soon. I am learning to spell lots of words in my stories now. I want to spell most of my words in my stories My goal is to keep being good in class and kick balls high in PE. I balanced the longest on the rope in PMP. (Van)
I want to further extend Van in reading. He is now making steady progress and has home support from Mum. Anna puts positive comments in his notebook every night. He is also keen to do his spelling. I want to extend that spelling interest into spelling most of his own words in story-writing. Next we will also extend Van's counting on and imaging skills in Mathematics. (Mrs B)
Maths, PMP,Connections.
Van getting Sports Award atT1 Prizegiving Assembly. Making Easter eggs.
My Comic Life with Te Orihana about shapes in the playground. I like PMP.
Picking up Litter around the school with Mrs Bennett and Whaea Wendy from the Council
March
We have had another busy but fun month in March , with lots of different things happening. We went to the Hakinakina swimming sports at the Aquatic centre on a bus. We swam with Whare Tapere, Bridge Pa and Mangateretere. We had fun and loved all the games and free swim. In the Seniors Exzodia and Mohi-Tarau got lots of certificates. We got some new lego in the class and had lots of fun building all sorts of things. We also went on a class trip as we are studying Turangawaewae. We went to the Transfer Station at Flaxmere. We looked at all the Recycling and the rubbish. We helped Mrs Versey sort out some recycling and put them in the right bins. We saw all the rubbish and know what happens to it now. Afterwards we went to the Hastings skatepark and playground. We enjoyed it there going up and down all the ramps. We brought our scooters and had lunch there too. Mrs Versey also came to school and showed us how to make recycled paper. It came out grey. We also had Mr Mac and Doug the Digger come to Riverslea again for another Role Model Assembly for Duffy.We got our Duffy books and saw Mr Macs big truck. We had the Police, Firemen and Ambulance people come and visit us too. That was really cool. (Mrs B & R1)
I liked helping with the recycling. It smelt at the Transfer Station. We saw all the rubbish going to the dump in the big truck. I liked Mr Mac's big truck.He came last year. The skate park was fun. I liked the big bowl best. I also liked the swimming. I can put my head under the water now. (Van)
Recycling, Swimming and Learning
Hakinakina Swimming and showing what food to recycle to animals. Van and his lego creation. At the Transfer Station. I liked the scooters at the Skate park. I liked the Fire Engine. With Mr Mac and his big truck.
February
What a busy but fun start to the school year Room 1 has had. We have had fun improving our skills on the bike track. That is a goal of many in the class. We have had lots of testing to see what progress we have made and where to next. We have set our 3 goals and are trying to achieve them. We are studying Turangawaewae and focussing on our environment. Room 1, Miharo, are looking at Recycling. We know what reading levels we are at and can now do graphs in Maths. We are learning to count and do addition in Maths now. We are also learning to write FABULOUS stories. Below are pictures of the bike track and / or us on ipads learning Literacy and Numeracy on our new app SkoolBo. Also a picture of the graphs that we can do and a story that we each wrote. Miharo is cool. Miharo is awesome. (Mrs B)
I can ride on the Pump Track really fast now . I like SkoolBo and other learning apps on the ipad . I have got lots of points in SkoolBo. It has reading and Maths games. I am getting faster at running. Hemara sometimes beats me. I am learning to spell some of my own words in my stories. I am at Level 8 in Reading. I am getting really good at Maths too. I am at Stage 2. (Van)
Next goals for Van are to write 7 sentences spelling most of his own words in story writing. His goal is a page of story writing . At the moment he writes half a page usually. Van is counting well up to 30. He needs to extend this and keep practising his addition in Maths. With lots of positive reinforcement and praise and modelling he will improve in those areas. He is beginning to make good progress. He enjoys using the ipads to learn. His reading is also improving. Goal is to keep moving up levels. Van's goal is Level 11 but I want to extend him beyond that. ( Mrs B)
Van 's Maths graph and Van writing 5 sentences , spelling some of his own words.
Van on a big bike on the Pump track. Van building a recycling plant for Inquiry, with a pig to eat all the recycled food.
2014
My Goals 2014
1.Learn to use the spooner. 2.Learn to read books (Level 5). 3. Learn to ride a bike on the PUMP track really fast.
November/December
We have been very busy with the 4th term activities. -We had a Survivor day, related to our term Inquiry “Survival.” We did relays like Crossing the Road, In the City, Water Safety , Mountain safety etc. The tamariki loved them. Thanks to Sally from Sports HB for lending us all the equipment for 2 afternoons. -We have still been learning with Maths and Writing and Reading. Some children have made amazing progress. A writing focus is on my teacher registration wiki, as it was one of my classroom goals for the year. -We started swimming again in the school pool. All the children are water confident except for one. -We attended the Hakinakina Athletics day at the HB Sports Park against 7 other schools. Some children got placed in their age group. -We all rode in a Double Decker bus to Cornwall park, where we fed the ducks , looked at the birds, played in the playground and had a swim on the Splash pad. -Miharo joined the Preschool for their Xmas party at Inflatable World which they really enjoyed. - Lots of tamariki got trophies at Prizegiving. -The most amazing event though was our trip to Haumoana Zoo. This was again related to our Inquiry, the focus being on Survival and animals. The children fed the lambs, brushed the donkey, said Hello to the talking Cockatiel, led a Llama around the zoo , held rats and guinea pigs and saw 35 different animals and birds. To top it all off they had a fun playground too. -The tamariki have been involved in lots of educational activities and learning as well as outdoor education experiences too. What a busy and fun term it has been. Only the school Disco to go. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the Inflatable world and Cornwall Park. They were fun. The best thing was feeding the lambs and leading the Llama around at the Haumoana Zoo. We saw how the animals and birds survived. I can read up to Level 5 now and write half a page of my own story. I can spell some of the words by myself. I am getting good at Maths in class too. I got 2 of my goals but need to keep on reading to get to a higher level.(Van)
October
We can have fun while learning
We went to the A and P show. We had lots of fun there and learnt lots of things. We went to the Farmyard zoo and got to hold and pat lots of baby animals. We went on the rides and found them exciting. It was hard to eat up all our hotdog and drink our drink as they were big. We watched the Ronald MacDonald show. He remembered us from when he came to our school. He was funny and nice to us. We loved Mr Mac and Doug the Digger. Some of us had turns on making the Digger go at the show. At school 2 days before he let us all climb in his big truck. (Room 2 Student Voice)
I liked the animals at the zoo best of all. I got to pat the baby goats. They are called kids like us. I liked patting the lambs too and the calves. They are really baby cows. I went to the show with my Mum. ( Van)
September
Goals
1. I am learning to use the spooner. I am much better at it now. 2.I am reading books at Level 3 now. 3.I can ride a bike on the bike track. I can go slowly on the PUMP track.
The Arts
We have been talking about the Arts in Inquiry. We know that there are 4 Arts that we do. These are Dance, Drama, Visual Arts such as Crayon and Dye and painting and Music. We have been doing lots of singing. We sing waiata at Assembly every day and in class. Mrs Bennett puts the songs up on a data projector and we sing the words and listen to them on the ipad. We also use instruments as well. We kani kani in class and at lunchtimes, when the music is on. We have been doing lots of visual Art such as crayon and dye, shape pictures, collage, painting, masks and pattern pictures as well as Maori Art. We also learnt the Legends of Maui and the North Island and Maui and the sun, as well as fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs. We had turns saying them back to the class and the preschool. We used finger puppets too. (Class) I liked making the Monster pictures. My Monster was big with spiky legs. I was a Little pig in the Three Little Pigs. I liked using the finger puppets.Van)
Writing
I have been learning to write better stories. I want to learn to write and spell all my own words. I use a dictionary or word cards or alphabet cards to help me with words, or I ask Mrs Bennett to help me. I like writing stories.(Van) I have been encouraging Van to write longer stories and to start spelling some of his own words. He is getting better all the time. He can write 3 or more sentences now. Van's stories are also more imaginative. (Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Cross Country
The school attended the Hakinakina Cross Country which included 5 schools. They were Riverslea, PakiPaki, Mangateretere, Whare Tapere and Omahu. We got lots of placings. The tamariki were amazing. In the Year 0-1 boys Boyden got 2nd and Van 3rd. In the Year 0-1 girls Paskayl got 3rd. In the Year 2 boys Kauri got 1st and Paora 3rd. In the Year 2 girls Anahera got 2nd . ( Mrs Bennett) I got 1st in the Year 0-1 boys in the School running.(photo above) I got 3rd in the Hakinakina one.(Van)
August
ipads
I am learning to use different apps on the ipad. I can use Maths and Reading apps by myself. I learn new things when I do.(Van) I showed Van how to use different apps on the ipad. he is becoming independent now and learning lots of new things. He is using a Mathslearning app here and is becoming very successful at it. (Mrs Bennett)
Duffy Theatre
The Duffy Theatre was awesome. It was funny with lots of things happening. They go to 250 schools around the country. Duffy’s Uncle didn’t like reading but Rose and Duffy got him to read a book and that helped him with his Rugby League game and he scored the winning goal. ( Mrs B) I liked watching the Duffy Theatre.It was funny.(Van)
Commonwealth Games
We studied the Commonwealth Games when they were on. They were in Scotland in Glasgow. We looked at the Opening and Closing Ceremony on the computer. We all chose a country. Tamihana got the most medals. His team was England. We all liked the swimming and the Cycling. We got lots of medals in the cycling. We talked about all the different sports and practised playing games and sports at school.
July
Van was absent in July ( chickenpox) and missed the Matariki week.
June
An example of Van's storywriting.Also Van at PMP.
Van's Comic Life. (I helped him with spelling some words) AlsoVan playing Fish with other tamariki one wet lunchtime.
Learning
I am learning to read harder books. My goal is Level 8 . I am up to Level 2 now. I find it hard to read books with lots of words I like writing stories. I am good at it. Mrs Bennett says that I am a star. I have got 2 principal stickers from Matua Crouch for my stories. I can write 2 sentences. I want to learn to write longer stories and do 4. I am getting better on the spooner now. I can ride my bike slowly round the PUMP track. I like PMP. I am learning to do lots of things there. (Van) I am supporting and motivating Van with his reading and writing. Van has been absent a lot. He finds it hard to read books that are not repetitive pattern books. I am helping him build up his alphabet knowledge and word vocabulary to assist him. He is beginning to read reads more for meaning now. Next we want to improve his reading levels and motivate him to produce longer stories independently. (Mrs Bennett)
May
Miharo Learning (Literacy and Numeracy)
I am learning to use Reading, Writing and Maths apps on the ipad. I know my numbers up to 10 and some of my alphabet too. I like Hungry Fish in Maths. (Van) Van generally enjoys being part of a class and is keen to learn. He is able to use some Literacy and Numeracy apps on the ipad. He also enjoys playing both alphabet bingo and Maths bingo in the class too. ( Mrs Bennett)
Skipping (Jump Rope For Heart)
I didn't know how to skip. I am learning now. I want to learn to run and skip. (Van) The school is involved in a Jump Rope for Heart programme. Most of Room 2 could not skip. All but one can skip forwards now. The tamariki are now learning to jump backwards and do skill jumping such as ski jump and bell jump. Most children can run around the court skipping. One boy who could not skip has gone from no skips to 30 on the spot in just 2 weeks. The programme is for 6 weeks. On June 13th 2014 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart skipping activity afternoon for the children and whanau. Children are setting goals to achieve that afternoon. The emphasis is on participation and fun. ( Mrs Bennett)
April
Goals
I am learning to read harder books. I can use the spooner a bit now. I am learning to ride the bike round the PUMP track. (Van) I support Van by helping him develop his reading skills. He is in a small reading group of 4 so has a lot of individual attention. He has moved up 1 reading level this term so far. He has lots of opportunities to use the spooner in the playground and is getting better all the time. Van has also improved in riding the bike around the PUMP track. Next Term we will make more progress in Reading levels. (Mrs Bennett).
Storywriting
I can write some words in the story nowby myself. (Van) Van is able to copy words from the board or around the room. He attempts some of his own words. ( Mrs Bennett)
Walking Safely
Constable Phil is teaching us to walk safely. We are learning to cross the road safely. We know where to stand and know parts of the road such as the kerb and the gutter.
Duffy Role Model Assembly
We had Diana Queenin as our Duffy Role Model. She talked about Dinosaurs and showed us fossils. She also told us how important it is to read to helpour learning. The children loved the Duffy books that they chose.
ipads
I built a school with Lukus on the ipad. It shows our school. I had to match all the walls and the shapes.(Van) As part of our Geometry unit in Maths the children had to build either a school or a house in pairs. They had to use attributes such as shapes,pattern,direction,size and colour. The children worked well together and enjoyed the activity. ( Mrs Bennett)
March
Storywriting/ Masks
Van My mask is scary. I look cool. Van selected the mask on the ipad that he wanted to have a photo with. He wrote about it and we published his caption and put the pictures on the classroom wall. The objective was to stimulate the children's imaginations. I encouraged Van to choose the mask that he liked the best. He thought this one looked cool. He loved how he looked in it and showed his Mum and Nana after school. (Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting
I can copy the words in the story now and even write some of my own words by myself. (Van) Van has only been at school a little while. He is able to copy the words of the captions he dictates to the teacher. He enjoys sharing his ideas and is beginning to form letters and words correctly as well as attempt some of his own words. ( Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Swimming Sports
I went to the Hakinakinka swimming with my school. There were lots of kids there. We went on a bus. I liked swimming in the big pool because it wasn't deep.(Van) We all had a great afternoon at the Hakinakina Cluster swimming sports. We were there with TKK, Mangateretere and Omahu. We had fun races like blowing the little ball across the pool with a straw. We also had flutter-board and swimming races. The children loved the free swim in the bigger pool. They were all awesome and all enjoyed themselves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Life Education
Harold was cool. We learnt about healthy food. Harold was the puppet in the truck with Whaea Anne. I put the love picture up on the poster.(Van) The children all enjoyed the Life Education Trust visit with Whaea Anne. We studied VIP ( Very Important Person), which we talk about in class as we have a VIP each week. We also learnt about healthy food and the important things that we must do to keep our bodies healthy. Two weeks later the children are still able to name and discuss what we talked about. ( Mrs Bennett).
School Swimming Sports
I had fun at the school swimming sports. We splashed and I had races. I can get across the pool really fast now. (Van) I took daily swimming lessons with the children and taught them water confidence. All children could get in and put their head under. Some could sit on the bottom. Most can now kick with a flutter-board. All can blow bubbles and kick at the side of the pool. It has been rewarding to see how much the class has increased in water confidnce and skills. I have assessed the children according to the Swim Safe evaluation sheet. ( Mrs Bennett)
February
Swimming
I like to swim now. I get my head wet. I can nearly kick with a flutter board. ( Van) It took me several weeks to get Van to bring his togs , with the help of his Mum. He did not like the depth of the pool. Now he can put his face in the water and get his hair wet. He can walk across the pool with a flutter board and kick holding onto the rail at the side of the pool. I am teaching him daily so that he will increase in water confidence and extend his skills. ( Mrs Bennett)
Bike Track
I can ride a bike. I can go slowly round the PUMP track. My goal is to learn to go really fast without falling off. Last time I tried to go fast I fell off and hurt my knee. ( Van) I give Van lots of opportunities to practise his skills. He needs lots of encouragement on the PUMP track , as he can lack confidence. He is a lot better now though and is slow and steady. Van will get faster as his skill improves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Sue Putt Dental Therapist
Nurse Sue came to show us how to clean our teeth with some big teeth and a big toothbrush. She also brought us all a free toothbrush and some tooth paste for us to clean our teeth after lunch each day. Its called the "Brush In" programme in schools.
Class Rules 2014
We made up 5 class rules. I am showing the 3rd one. "Remember the school values. Aroha, Kaha and Mana." (Van) We made up class rules. Van helped model one of our rules with Hemara and Lukus. He could repeat it and try and explain what it means. ( Mrs Bennett)
2013
My name is Van. I am five. I am at school now. I like to ride the bikes. I am learning to read too.
2013
December
Activities
We have been talking about Pay it Forward in Inquiry. Room 2 have been helping our whanau by being nice and doing things for them. We had an awesome Disco with Funkman. Our Christmas party in Room 2 was the best fun. We played games and had presents and lots of yummy party food. Khani won the pass the parcel. Miharo is fun. Miharo is awesome. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the party and I liked the Disco too. (Van)
Table of Contents
2016
Pepeha
Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwiKo Aaron toku papa
Ko Anna toku mama
Ko Amy taku tuahine
Ko Seth raua Ko Noah raua Ko Zahn aku tungane
Ko Heretaunga toku kainga
Ko Riverslea toku kura
Ko Van taku ingoa
No reira
tena koutou
tena koutou
tena koutou
katoa
My Goals 2016
1.2.
3.
2015
My Goals 2015
1. Learn to swim properly.2. Learn to read books up to Level 18.
3. Learn to spell lots of words and write a page in Story-writing.
Nov/Dec
Inquiry, ICT Visitors and Visiting.
A busy couple of months with lots of action and learning in Room 1.
The Firemen visited us to teach us about fire safety.
We know to get down, get low, get out fast.
We also learnt lots when the Mobile Learning Centre came to Riverslea School.
We used Robots,3D google cardboard,3D printers and ipads
and apple computers.It was fun, we learnt lots and all had turns at using everything.
We have been finding out all sorts of interesting things about space and
the Solar system and planets in our Inquiry T4.We visited the Planetarium as well.
The Hakinakina Athletics and Tabloids were fun. We also had a swim there.
We had some fun end of year activities too like visiting and playing
at the new playground at Windsor park.We also had a Wet and Wild fun day.
We loved our Xmas glasses, our Secret Santas and all the candy canes
and chocolate Santas we kept getting.
Lots of us achieved our goals in learning.
2015 was a great year.
Miharo is awesome.
Merry Xmas everyone ( Mrs B & R1)
Having fun at school and at the Hakinakina sports
Wet and Wild fun day. Learning at the Planetarium.
I liked all the trips and the fun days we had.I learnt lots of things.
I am just starting to read at Level 17. My goal used to be Level 14 but that was T3.
I can swim now and I can write a page of story by myself most of the time.
(Van)
October
Trips learning and fun.
We have had lots of learning and fun in Room 1 again this month.
We have still been learning lots with our buddies
and enjoying using the ipads for learning new things.
We have learnt about Augumented Reality .
That is when the pictures we look at with the ipad stand out and move.
I like the alphabet animals and the dinosaurs They are cool.
We have been involved in Nga Toi. We are making panels to put on the bike container.
We showed our wheku masks at Assembly. Everyone liked them.
We have been having a focus for Inquiry on ‘The Solar System’.
We are learning lots of things about space and planets. It is really interesting.
We are still making great progress in Reading, Writing and Maths.
Some of us have gone up 12 levels in Reading this year already.
Mr Twinn came to visit us again the other day.
He showed us lots of photos of his trip to Scotland and England.
We liked the castles and big mountain that he climbed (Ben Nevis) best of all.
Our two trips were awesome. Look at the photos on our wikis and the school Facebook.
The Omnigym was great .We learnt how to do lots of activities
and use lots of equipment like bars, mats, benches, tramps, ropes and beams.
We all loved the Fun trip to the Skatepark.
We had fun on scooters and skateboards and on the playground.
Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
End Term 3 Sports award.Reading my story out at Assembly.
Augumented Reality on the ipad. Fun at the Skatepark.
The Omnigym Trip
I loved the Omnigym trip best of all.
I could do lots of activities.
I liked the mat and the beam and the rope best.(Van)
The children continued to learn both in books and on the ipads.
They were involved in making art panels for the Bike shed in Nga Toi.
They also started Jump Jam for Fitness every morning as a whole school.
The trip to the Omnigym and Skatepark helped reinforce physical activity skills and fun
(Mrs B)
September
Lots to learn and do.
In September we have still been learning and having fun in Room 1.We enjoy using the ipads for learning new things especially on SkoolBo.
Hemara got a trophy, for the school, from them for getting 10,000 points.
PMP is nearly finished. We have learnt lots of new activities and skills.
We have finished our Inquiry “All About Me,” on ourselves and our whanau
and friends and our healthy bodies. We know lots of things about our Inquiry now.
We got some great results for reading and writing and Maths this term
and have made some excellent progress in those areas.
The best fun was the Hakinakina Cross country. We got 1st (Van) 2nd (Boyden) and 3rd (Hemara)
in the Year 2 boys and 2nd (Hohepa) in the Year 1 Boys. The girls ran well too.
The Duffy Role Model Assembly was great with Rob Mokoraka.
We also got our Duffy books which were fabulous.
Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
The Hakinakina Cross Country and PMP inside on a wet day.
Getting my Duffy Book. Learning 'All About Me', in our Inquiry.
I am learning lots on the ipads.I loved PMP and running.
I liked getting my Duffy book from Gerry at the Rotary.
I am reading harder books now at Level 14.
I liked the Cross Country best.
I got 1st in the Year 2 boys at Hakinakina
(Van)
I like all the things that the students get involved in.
Was very proud of the tamariki at the Hakinakina sports.
PMP has stopped because of the price.
I am going to hook into some training so that next year I can present
the programme independently.
ipad app learning is going well.
I introduce an app and then let the students try it out themselves.
Often they can come back 15 minutes later and show me something that I did not know.
Van is at Level 14 in Reading now. He is making great progress
.Mum is listening to him read at home too and comments on his reading every night in his notebook.
Van can write 1 page of story independently and is at Stage 4 Maths.(Mrs B)
July/August
Visitors and learning
July and August have been great months for learning and fun in Room 1.
We have been learning lots with our buddies and enjoying using the ipads
for learning new things as well as fun activities like PMP.
We had a Sports day with the Hastings City Council and leaders came such as
Henare OKeefe (Duffy Books)and Paddy Stafford (Tamatea Rugby Club) as well as
a policewoman and other helpers. They cooked us a sausage sizzle for lunch
and we played lots of great games too. Paddy also donated some Rugby balls for us to use.
We have been involved in Nga Toi. We loved making our wheku masks. They look cool and scary.
We have been having a focus for Inquiry on ourselves and
our whanau and friends and our healthy bodies this term.
Hearty from the Heart foundation came to visit our school and ran around the track with the children.
We were lucky as Mrs Donaldson and her daughter Michelle
raised money for new sports equipment for the Junior school. We love all the new gear.
We are becoming amazing at reading and writing and Maths this term
and have made some great progress in that area.
Room 1 is Miharo and we are awesome.
We (Mum,Noah and I) did Nga Toi with Matua Manu for the bike shed.
Sports day with Henare OKeefe. I had my face painted.
Hearty running with us. I had fun making my wheku mask.
I Like PMP.
I liked the Sports day. We had lots of fun playing lots of games.
PMP with Whaea Toni and Graham is fun too. We learn to balance
and do lots of other things.
Hearty was cool too. My mask is scary.
I used lots of colours.
The best thing I like is learning reading, writing and Maths on the ipads.
I like our new class sports gear. WE play with it at playtime and lunchtime.
(Van.)
We had lots of fun activities again in July and August.
I spent these months supporting the children in all the activities
such as sports days and Hearty's visit.
We had lots of fun making wheku masks. They looked amazing.
The children wrote stories about them and put them up on the wall.
The tamariki are learning a lot on the ipads to help their progress in reading, writing and Maths.
(Mrs Bennett)
June
Lots of fun connections and activities.
June was another amazing month in Room 1 (Miharo)
We watched the Bike container being shifted by a huge crane.
We are going to put Art (Nga Toi) all over it and make it a feature of our school.
We were involved in the Preschool opening.
Room 1 helped make pizzas for the kai and sung waiata after the speeches.
We had the Duffy Theatre visit and got our Duffy books.
We learnt Te Reo Kori with Sport HB and went in a school Te Reo Kori tournament.
We went in a Hakinakina Rippa Rugby tournament with other schools. We won lots of games.
We Skyped Mr Twinn at his Dad’s place in Scotland.
We all asked him questions and showed him pictures. He sent us photos too.
It was 10.30pm at night over there and 9.30am in the morning in NZ.
June was another awesome month in Room 1, Miharo.
At the Preschool Opening.We sang Tutira Mai. The Duffy Theatre was cool
We won lots of games in Rippa Rugby. We skyped Mr Twinn in Scotland.
I liked the Duffy Theatre. They made us laugh.I got my new Duffy book.
We were good at Rippa Rugby . We won most of the games.
I was a team leader.
I iked Skyping Mr Twinn.He showed us outside his house in Scotland
(Van)
We had lots of fun activities this month.I spent the month supporting the children in all the activities
and helping organise many of them such as kai for the preschool opening(Our class made pizzas),
The Duffy Theatre,The Hakinakina Rippa Rugby between 4 other schools and Skyping Mr Twinn
(our ex Student Teacher) in Scotland
(Mrs Bennett)
May
May saw Mr Twinn, Student Teacher and Matua Torp as part of Room 1.We had lots of adventures and learning. We were involved in lots of fun things.
We shared some of our experiences through ,Write about it and Book Creator ipad apps.
Some of those connections, which is what our Inquiry is about this term,
were our trip to Mr McFarlane’s farm where we saw sheep, cows ,bulls and a helicopter.
Seeing Whaea Anne and Harold the giraffe in the Life Education truck taught us
about not bullying and being nice to others.
We had an artist Matua Brandon Blair who came to school to talk about that and get us to draw posters too.
We learnt about and practised using our WITS (Walk away, Ignore, Tell someone eg a teacher
and make a Statement eg ‘Stop it ,I don’t like it.”) from Mrs Bennett.
Some students made connections with Matua Manu and did Nga Toi, making kowhaiwhai patterns on rocks.
We made other connections with the Preschool, Mrs Donaldson, the librarian, our whanau,
Mr Twinn, Matua Torp, our buddies from other classes eg Buddy reading and sharing in oral language in R1,
and Greg Murphy a formula 1 racing car driver (Whaea Monique-student teacher in R2s husband),
who came to school to speak to us and show us all his racing gear. Hohepa tried on his $5,000 helmet.
We also had a school party to say goodbye to Mr Twinn
and Whaea Monique who had been student teachers at our school for 7 weeks.
It was sad to see them go.We hope they come back and visit us.
One of our biggest connections was using Skype. We connected to Mr Twinn’s Dad in Scotland.
It was 10.30pm at night over there and 9.30am in the morning in NZ.
He showed us the model planes that he flies and that we had seen on videos on youtube.
He also showed us a picture of Mr Twinn as a little boy.
We showed him the planes that we had made and sung him our new Riverslea song and Tutira Mai Nga Iwi.
We liked it when the circus came to visit us too. The performers could do all sorts of tricks.
May was an awesome month in Room 1, Miharo.
Farm visit, ipads and connections
Making connections with Mr MacFarlane at the farm.
In the Life Education truck with Whaea Anne learning about being nice to others
healthy food and not bullying.
Making finger puppet in Nga Toi. Mum getting Caught being good reading parent Duffy cooking book.
Using the Write about It app and Book Creator
We made lots of connections in May.
One of the best was the Skype with Mr Twinn's Dad in Scotland.
We are going to Skype Mr Twinn when he goes to visit his Dad in Scotland soon.
I like using the ipads. I am getting good at using Book Creator and Write about it.
We did some stories on them.I can use all the reading and maths apps by myself.
I am nearly up to my goal in reading.
I am just starting Level 10. My new harder goal now is Level 15.
I have gone up in Maths to Stage 3 and can write 4 sentences
and spell words lots of words by myself in storywriting.
I liked the circus and listening to Greg Murphy the racing car driver.
He was Whaea Monique's husband
(Van)
Van has gone up 6 levels in reading since the beginning of the year
and is making very good progress, especially in word solving skills and story comprehension.
He has just started Stage 3 in Maths.He is both counting on and beginning to image when doing addition.
Van is developing his sentence structure and spelling skills in storywriting.
He attempts to spell a lot of his own words independently.
Next I want to accelerate his reading progress. He is working with me and
Miss Hall the teacher's aide with his group.
I also want to extend his writing and Maths skills further.
Van has generally made a good improvement in his behaviour
and this has helped his learning progress.
(Mrs B)
April
We have started studying Matariki this term and our focus is on Connections.We are going to have lots of fun making connections everywhere.
Next week we are going to a farm where Mr Twinn, the student teacher in R1 used to work.
We will make connections with the Farmer Mr McFarlane and the animals.
We have made connections already with the Riverslea Preschool
and with Toni Ben and Graham who come to help us do PMP activities for fitness and coordination.
We also made connections with Wendy and Bridget from the Hastings council.
We picked up Litter around our school.
It was cool meeting Jocelyn Cowan who gave our school a certificate for being Sunsmart.
We also had Whaea Korina our Health Nurse talking about Healthy Foods at Assembly.
We will make lots of other connections this term.
We know what reading levels we are at and have been doing Geometry and Time in Maths.
We know o’clock and half past.
We are all improving in our reading.
We are learning to count and do addition in Maths now.
We are still learning to write FABULOUS stories.
We liked Easter as we made Easter eggs and had lots of chocolate.
We also made a Comic Life about our Geometry shapes that we found outside around the school
and learnt how to make a Puppet Pal presentation on the ipads.
Matua Torp is now working in our class too helping all the tamariki.
(Mrs B)
I liked making Easter eggs. Mine had a cracked head.
I am getting better at reading. I am at Level 9 soon.
I am learning to spell lots of words in my stories now.
I want to spell most of my words in my stories
My goal is to keep being good in class and kick balls high in PE.
I balanced the longest on the rope in PMP.
(Van)
I want to further extend Van in reading. He is now making steady progress
and has home support from Mum. Anna puts positive comments in his notebook every night.
He is also keen to do his spelling.
I want to extend that spelling interest into spelling most of his own words in story-writing.
Next we will also extend Van's counting on and imaging skills in Mathematics.
(Mrs B)
Maths, PMP,Connections.
Van getting Sports Award at T1 Prizegiving Assembly. Making Easter eggs.
My Comic Life with Te Orihana about shapes in the playground. I like PMP.
Picking up Litter around the school with Mrs Bennett
and Whaea Wendy from the Council
March
We have had another busy but fun month in March , with lots of different things happening.We went to the Hakinakina swimming sports at the Aquatic centre on a bus.
We swam with Whare Tapere, Bridge Pa and Mangateretere.
We had fun and loved all the games and free swim.
In the Seniors Exzodia and Mohi-Tarau got lots of certificates.
We got some new lego in the class and had lots of fun building all sorts of things.
We also went on a class trip as we are studying Turangawaewae.
We went to the Transfer Station at Flaxmere. We looked at all the Recycling and the rubbish.
We helped Mrs Versey sort out some recycling and put them in the right bins.
We saw all the rubbish and know what happens to it now.
Afterwards we went to the Hastings skatepark and playground.
We enjoyed it there going up and down all the ramps. We brought our scooters and had lunch there too.
Mrs Versey also came to school and showed us how to make recycled paper. It came out grey.
We also had Mr Mac and Doug the Digger come to Riverslea again
for another Role Model Assembly for Duffy.We got our Duffy books and saw Mr Macs big truck.
We had the Police, Firemen and Ambulance people come and visit us too. That was really cool.
(Mrs B & R1)
I liked helping with the recycling. It smelt at the Transfer Station.
We saw all the rubbish going to the dump in the big truck.
I liked Mr Mac's big truck.He came last year.
The skate park was fun. I liked the big bowl best.
I also liked the swimming.
I can put my head under the water now.
(Van)
Recycling, Swimming and Learning
Hakinakina Swimming and showing what food to recycle to animals.
Van and his lego creation. At the Transfer Station.
I liked the scooters at the Skate park. I liked the Fire Engine.
With Mr Mac and his big truck.
February
What a busy but fun start to the school year Room 1 has had.We have had fun improving our skills on the bike track.
That is a goal of many in the class.
We have had lots of testing to see what progress we have made and where to next.
We have set our 3 goals and are trying to achieve them.
We are studying Turangawaewae and focussing on our environment.
Room 1, Miharo, are looking at Recycling.
We know what reading levels we are at and can now do graphs in Maths.
We are learning to count and do addition in Maths now.
We are also learning to write FABULOUS stories.
Below are pictures of the bike track and / or us on ipads learning Literacy and Numeracy on our new app SkoolBo.
Also a picture of the graphs that we can do and a story that we each wrote.
Miharo is cool.
Miharo is awesome. (Mrs B)
I can ride on the Pump Track really fast now .
I like SkoolBo and other learning apps on the ipad .
I have got lots of points in SkoolBo. It has reading and Maths games.
I am getting faster at running. Hemara sometimes beats me.
I am learning to spell some of my own words in my stories.
I am at Level 8 in Reading.
I am getting really good at Maths too.
I am at Stage 2. (Van)
Next goals for Van are to write 7 sentences spelling most of his own words in story writing.
His goal is a page of story writing . At the moment he writes half a page usually.
Van is counting well up to 30. He needs to extend this and keep practising his addition in Maths.
With lots of positive reinforcement and praise and modelling he will improve in those areas.
He is beginning to make good progress. He enjoys using the ipads to learn.
His reading is also improving. Goal is to keep moving up levels.
Van's goal is Level 11 but I want to extend him beyond that.
( Mrs B)
Van 's Maths graph and Van writing 5 sentences , spelling some of his own words.
Van on a big bike on the Pump track. Van building a recycling plant for Inquiry, with a pig to eat all the recycled food.
2014
My Goals 2014
1.Learn to use the spooner.2. Learn to read books (Level 5).
3. Learn to ride a bike on the PUMP track really fast.
November/December
We have been very busy with the 4th term activities.-We had a Survivor day, related to our term Inquiry “Survival.”
We did relays like Crossing the Road, In the City, Water Safety ,
Mountain safety etc. The tamariki loved them.
Thanks to Sally from Sports HB for lending us all the equipment for 2 afternoons.
-We have still been learning with Maths and Writing and Reading.
Some children have made amazing progress. A writing focus is on my teacher registration wiki,
as it was one of my classroom goals for the year.
-We started swimming again in the school pool. All the children are water confident except for one.
-We attended the Hakinakina Athletics day at the HB Sports Park against 7 other schools.
Some children got placed in their age group.
-We all rode in a Double Decker bus to Cornwall park, where we fed the ducks , looked at the birds,
played in the playground and had a swim on the Splash pad.
-Miharo joined the Preschool for their Xmas party at Inflatable World which they really enjoyed.
- Lots of tamariki got trophies at Prizegiving.
-The most amazing event though was our trip to Haumoana Zoo.
This was again related to our Inquiry, the focus being on Survival and animals.
The children fed the lambs, brushed the donkey, said Hello to the talking Cockatiel,
led a Llama around the zoo , held rats and guinea pigs and saw 35 different animals and birds.
To top it all off they had a fun playground too.
-The tamariki have been involved in lots of educational activities and learning
as well as outdoor education experiences too. What a busy and fun term it has been.
Only the school Disco to go. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the Inflatable world and Cornwall Park. They were fun.
The best thing was feeding the lambs and leading the Llama around at the Haumoana Zoo.
We saw how the animals and birds survived.
I can read up to Level 5 now and write half a page of my own story.
I can spell some of the words by myself.
I am getting good at Maths in class too.
I got 2 of my goals but need to keep on reading to get to a higher level.(Van)
October
We can have fun while learning
We went to the A and P show. We had lots of fun there and learnt lots of things.
We went to the Farmyard zoo and got to hold and pat lots of baby animals.
We went on the rides and found them exciting.
It was hard to eat up all our hotdog and drink our drink as they were big.
We watched the Ronald MacDonald show.
He remembered us from when he came to our school.
He was funny and nice to us.
We loved Mr Mac and Doug the Digger.
Some of us had turns on making the Digger go at the show.
At school 2 days before he let us all climb in his big truck.
(Room 2 Student Voice)
I liked the animals at the zoo best of all. I got to pat the baby goats.They are called kids like us.
I liked patting the lambs too and the calves.
They are really baby cows.
I went to the show with my Mum. ( Van)
September
Goals
1. I am learning to use the spooner. I am much better at it now.2.I am reading books at Level 3 now.
3.I can ride a bike on the bike track. I can go slowly on the PUMP track.
The Arts
We have been talking about the Arts in Inquiry. We know that there are 4 Arts that we do.
These are Dance, Drama, Visual Arts such as Crayon and Dye and painting and Music.
We have been doing lots of singing. We sing waiata at Assembly every day and in class.
Mrs Bennett puts the songs up on a data projector and we sing the words and listen
to them on the ipad. We also use instruments as well. We kani kani in class
and at lunchtimes, when the music is on. We have been doing lots of visual Art
such as crayon and dye, shape pictures, collage, painting, masks and pattern pictures
as well as Maori Art.
We also learnt the Legends of Maui and the North Island and Maui and the sun,
as well as fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.
We had turns saying them back to the class and the preschool. We used finger puppets too.
(Class)
I liked making the Monster pictures. My Monster was big with spiky legs.
I was a Little pig in the Three Little Pigs.
I liked using the finger puppets.Van)
Writing
I have been learning to write better stories. I want to learn to write and spell all my own words.
I use a dictionary or word cards or alphabet cards to help me with words,
or I ask Mrs Bennett to help me.
I like writing stories.(Van)
I have been encouraging Van to write longer stories
and to start spelling some of his own words.
He is getting better all the time.
He can write 3 or more sentences now.
Van's stories are also more imaginative.
(Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Cross Country
The school attended the Hakinakina Cross Country which included 5 schools.
They were Riverslea, PakiPaki, Mangateretere, Whare Tapere and Omahu.
We got lots of placings. The tamariki were amazing.
In the Year 0-1 boys Boyden got 2nd and Van 3rd.
In the Year 0-1 girls Paskayl got 3rd.
In the Year 2 boys Kauri got 1st and Paora 3rd.
In the Year 2 girls Anahera got 2nd . ( Mrs Bennett)
I got 1st in the Year 0-1 boys in the School running.(photo above)
I got 3rd in the Hakinakina one.(Van)
August
ipads
I am learning to use different apps on the ipad.
I can use Maths and Reading apps by myself.
I learn new things when I do.(Van)
I showed Van how to use different apps on the ipad.
he is becoming independent now and learning lots of new things.
He is using a Maths learning app here and is becoming very successful at it.
(Mrs Bennett)
Duffy Theatre
The Duffy Theatre was awesome. It was funny with lots of things happening. They go to 250 schools around the country.
Duffy’s Uncle didn’t like reading but Rose and Duffy got him to read a book and that helped him
with his Rugby League game and he scored the winning goal. ( Mrs B)
I liked watching the Duffy Theatre.It was funny.(Van)
Commonwealth Games
We studied the Commonwealth Games when they were on. They were in Scotland in Glasgow.
We looked at the Opening and Closing Ceremony on the computer.
We all chose a country. Tamihana got the most medals. His team was England.
We all liked the swimming and the Cycling. We got lots of medals in the cycling.
We talked about all the different sports and practised playing games and sports at school.
July
Van was absent in July ( chickenpox) and missed the Matariki week.June
An example of Van's storywriting. Also Van at PMP.
Van's Comic Life. (I helped him with spelling some words)
Also Van playing Fish with other tamariki one wet lunchtime.
Learning
I am learning to read harder books. My goal is Level 8 . I am up to Level 2 now.I find it hard to read books with lots of words
I like writing stories. I am good at it. Mrs Bennett says that I am a star.
I have got 2 principal stickers from Matua Crouch for my stories.
I can write 2 sentences. I want to learn to write longer stories and do 4.
I am getting better on the spooner now. I can ride my bike slowly round the PUMP track.
I like PMP. I am learning to do lots of things there. (Van)
I am supporting and motivating Van with his reading and writing.
Van has been absent a lot. He finds it hard to read books that are not repetitive pattern books.
I am helping him build up his alphabet knowledge and word vocabulary to assist him.
He is beginning to read reads more for meaning now.
Next we want to improve his reading levels
and motivate him to produce longer stories independently.
(Mrs Bennett)
May
Miharo Learning (Literacy and Numeracy)
I am learning to use Reading, Writing and Maths apps on the ipad.
I know my numbers up to 10 and some of my alphabet too.
I like Hungry Fish in Maths. (Van)
Van generally enjoys being part of a class and is keen to learn.
He is able to use some Literacy and Numeracy apps on the ipad.
He also enjoys playing both alphabet bingo and Maths bingo in the class too.
( Mrs Bennett)
Skipping (Jump Rope For Heart)
I didn't know how to skip. I am learning now.
I want to learn to run and skip. (Van)
The school is involved in a Jump Rope for Heart programme.
Most of Room 2 could not skip. All but one can skip forwards now.
The tamariki are now learning to jump backwards and do skill jumping
such as ski jump and bell jump.
Most children can run around the court skipping.
One boy who could not skip has gone from no skips to 30 on the spot
in just 2 weeks. The programme is for 6 weeks.
On June 13th 2014 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart skipping activity afternoon
for the children and whanau.
Children are setting goals to achieve that afternoon.
The emphasis is on participation and fun. ( Mrs Bennett)
April
Goals
I am learning to read harder books.
I can use the spooner a bit now.
I am learning to ride the bike round the PUMP track. (Van)
I support Van by helping him develop his reading skills.
He is in a small reading group of 4 so has a lot of individual attention.
He has moved up 1 reading level this term so far.
He has lots of opportunities to use the spooner in the playground
and is getting better all the time.
Van has also improved in riding the bike around the PUMP track.
Next Term we will make more progress in Reading levels.
(Mrs Bennett).
Storywriting
I can write some words in the story now by myself. (Van)
Van is able to copy words from the board or around the room.
He attempts some of his own words.
( Mrs Bennett)
Walking Safely
Constable Phil is teaching us to walk safely.
We are learning to cross the road safely.
We know where to stand and know parts of the road such as the kerb and the gutter.
Duffy Role Model Assembly
We had Diana Queenin as our Duffy Role Model. She talked about Dinosaurs
and showed us fossils. She also told us how important it is to read to help our learning.
The children loved the Duffy books that they chose.
ipads
I built a school with Lukus on the ipad. It shows our school.
I had to match all the walls and the shapes.(Van)
As part of our Geometry unit in Maths the children had to build either a school
or a house in pairs. They had to use attributes such as shapes,pattern,direction,size and colour.
The children worked well together and enjoyed the activity. ( Mrs Bennett)
March
Storywriting/ Masks
Van
My mask is scary.
I look cool.
Van selected the mask on the ipad that he wanted to have a photo with.
He wrote about it and we published his caption
and put the pictures on the classroom wall.
The objective was to stimulate the children's imaginations.
I encouraged Van to choose the mask that he liked the best.
He thought this one looked cool.
He loved how he looked in it and showed his Mum and Nana after school.
(Mrs Bennett)
Storywriting
I can copy the words in the story now and
even write some of my own words by myself. (Van)
Van has only been at school a little while.
He is able to copy the words of the captions he dictates to the teacher.
He enjoys sharing his ideas and is beginning to form letters and words correctly
as well as attempt some of his own words.
( Mrs Bennett)
Hakinakina Swimming Sports
I went to the Hakinakinka swimming with my school. There were lots of kids there.
We went on a bus. I liked swimming in the big pool
because it wasn't deep.(Van)
We all had a great afternoon at the Hakinakina Cluster swimming sports.
We were there with TKK, Mangateretere and Omahu.
We had fun races like blowing the little ball across the pool with a straw.
We also had flutter-board and swimming races.
The children loved the free swim in the bigger pool.
They were all awesome and all enjoyed themselves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Life Education
Harold was cool. We learnt about healthy food.
Harold was the puppet in the truck with Whaea Anne.
I put the love picture up on the poster.(Van)
The children all enjoyed the Life Education Trust visit with Whaea Anne.
We studied VIP ( Very Important Person), which we talk about in class
as we have a VIP each week.
We also learnt about healthy food and the important things that we must do to keep our bodies healthy.
Two weeks later the children are still able to name and discuss what we talked about. ( Mrs Bennett).
School Swimming Sports
I had fun at the school swimming sports. We splashed and I had races.
I can get across the pool really fast now. (Van)
I took daily swimming lessons with the children and taught them water confidence.
All children could get in and put their head under.
Some could sit on the bottom. Most can now kick with a flutter-board.
All can blow bubbles and kick at the side of the pool.
It has been rewarding to see how much the class has increased in water confidnce and skills.
I have assessed the children according to the Swim Safe evaluation sheet. ( Mrs Bennett)
February
Swimming
I like to swim now. I get my head wet. I can nearly kick with a flutter board. ( Van)
It took me several weeks to get Van to bring his togs , with the help of his Mum.
He did not like the depth of the pool.
Now he can put his face in the water and get his hair wet.
He can walk across the pool with a flutter board and kick holding onto the rail at the side of the pool.
I am teaching him daily so that he will increase in water confidence and extend his skills. ( Mrs Bennett)
Bike Track
I can ride a bike. I can go slowly round the PUMP track.
My goal is to learn to go really fast without falling off.
Last time I tried to go fast I fell off and hurt my knee. ( Van)
I give Van lots of opportunities to practise his skills.
He needs lots of encouragement on the PUMP track , as he can lack confidence.
He is a lot better now though and is slow and steady.
Van will get faster as his skill improves. ( Mrs Bennett)
Sue Putt Dental Therapist
Nurse Sue came to show us how to clean our teeth with some big teeth and a big toothbrush.
She also brought us all a free toothbrush and some tooth paste for us to clean our teeth
after lunch each day.
Its called the "Brush In" programme in schools.
Class Rules 2014
We made up 5 class rules.
I am showing the 3rd one.
"Remember the school values. Aroha, Kaha and Mana." (Van)
We made up class rules. Van helped model one of our rules
with Hemara and Lukus.
He could repeat it and try and explain what it means. ( Mrs Bennett)
2013
My name is Van.I am five.
I am at school now.
I like to ride the bikes.
I am learning to read too.
2013
December
Activities
We have been talking about Pay it Forward in Inquiry.
Room 2 have been helping our whanau by being nice and doing things for them.
We had an awesome Disco with Funkman.
Our Christmas party in Room 2 was the best fun.
We played games and had presents and lots of yummy party food.
Khani won the pass the parcel.
Miharo is fun. Miharo is awesome. ( Mrs Bennett)
I liked the party and I liked the Disco too. (Van)